Job Title: Assistant Coordinator, Internal Audit
Location: Abuja
Job Purpose
- With the support of the Secretary General, the Assistant Coordinator, Internal Audit contributes to delivering individual audit assignments and tasks and leads basic end-to-end audit assignments.
- The role ensures independent review of systems, controls and compliance, timely reporting, follow-up of recommendations, and capacity building on audit, assurance and integrity.
Key Responsibilities
Audit Delivery:
- With oversight from the Secretary General, contribute to the delivery of audit assignments and tasks, including audit planning, developing audit terms of reference, audit testing, and report writing.
- With oversight from the Secretary General, deliver basic end-to-end audit assignments, including scoping, audit testing, report writing, audit suggestions, and risk follow-up.
- Ensure assigned audit tasks are delivered to time and quality.
- Effectively communicate audit findings and risks to stakeholders.
- Support the work of the external audit coordination and investigations functions, as directed by the Secretary General.
- Build Effective Relationships Across NRCS and Provide Value-Adding Advisory Services:
- Contribute to the delivery of audit advisory activities, with guidance from the Secretary General.
- Provide training and workshops to NRCS teams on assurance and integrity topics.
- Build effective relationships across NRCS and provide value-adding advisory services.
Act as an Effective and Inclusive Team Member:
- Maintain relevant professional qualifications and complete the required continued professional development (CPD).
- Role model NRCS values and principles in day-to-day operations. Proactively work to create a safe and inclusive environment.
Deliver Annual Audit Plan Activities and Provide Technical Support to Branches:
- Contribute to the delivery of annual audit plan activities.
- Provide training and workshops to Branch teams on assurance and integrity topics.
Duties Applicable to All Staff:
- Work actively towards the achievement of NRCS goals.
- Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles.
- Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.
Requirements
Education:
- Required: University Degree.
- Required: Internal audit (CIA, PIIA, CMIA) or equivalent qualification (ACCA, IRM etc).
- Preferred: ACFE qualification / CHS IQTS qualification (or CHS Tier 3 qualification).
Experience:
- Required: At least 5 years of professional internal audit experience.
- Required: Experience of risk-based audit methodologies and approaches.
- Preferred: Experience in working for a humanitarian, charitable or not-for-profit organisation.
- Preferred: Experience working across different states / branches (national experience).
Knowledge and Skills:
- Required: Knowledge of risk-based audit methodologies and practices.
- Required: An understanding of organisational risk and risk management practices.
- Required: Knowledge of risk assessment and audit testing techniques, including IT audit techniques.
- Required: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Required: Ability to gather, analyse, and evaluate facts, and prepare and present concise oral and written reports.
- Required: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships throughout the organisation.
- Required: Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
Competencies:
- Communication; Collaboration and Teamwork; Judgement and Decision Making; National Society and Customer Relations; Creativity and Innovation; Building Trust; Accountability; Integrity; Independence and Objectivity.
Application Closing Date
20th December, 2026.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@redcrossnigeria.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email